Kofi Annan Foundation: Countering Violent Extremism

Introduction

The Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of the European Commission and One Young World, is launching an initiative aimed at empowering young people to prevent and counter extremism through peer-to-peer engagement and learning.

Central to the initiative is the formation of a panel of 10 ‘Advocates’; young people with a track record of leadership who have taken action in their local communities against violent extremism. The programme will provide the Advocates with an international platform, raising awareness of their work and enhancing their impact.

The search for the panel is now on. If you are a young leader and believe you would be a strong contributor to this project, apply to join the team today.

How to apply

To apply to join the panel simply email your CV/Resume along with a covering letter to info@oneyoungworld.com before 18 February 2016. Please make sure to read the ‘Criteria for Advocates’ below to ensure that you can make your application relevant to the role.

What will the Advocates do?

Each advocate will contribute appropriate digital content to highlight their work; producing blogs, photos, short videos and participate in online question and answer sessions.

Hold exchanges with young people, particularly those whose communities are threatened by extremism.

Participate in regional meetings, conferences or summits relevant to the topic of extremism, to present their work and the initiative of the Foundation.

Participate in exchanges with experts and senior figures with experience relevant to this initiative.

Design and produce a ‘toolkit’ / set of guidelines to empower young people worldwide to prevent and counter extremism in their own communities.

Participate in the One Young World Summit 2016 in Ottawa.

Participate in advocacy of the tool-kit.

Criteria for Advocates

Aged between 18 – 30 as a general guide.

Experience in countering extremism; active in their local communities having launched, or become very engaged with, projects/initiatives to prevent and counter violent extremism.

3-5 years’ experience in this area, with a good knowledge of actors and organisations in their own communities who also work to counter and prevent extremism.

Articulate, with experience engaging with senior figures and speaking at public events.

Fluent English Speaker.

Digitally savvy and active on social media.

Willing and able to work individually and as part of a team; able to work remotely with others.